Question

【題目】 Music plays an important part in many people’s lives. It has changed through the years. 【1】.

Pop is a simple form of music, with melodies and rhythms ( 旋律和節(jié)奏) that are easy to follow and remember. 【2】 The lyrics are often about feelings, usually love. Songs by The Beatles are examples of pop songs.

Rock music is usually loud, with strong beats from drums and two or more electric guitars. One guitar (the bass) usually makes very low, deep sounds, while the other (the lead) makes high, quick sounds. 【3】 The Rolling Stones was one of the early rock bands.

Hip hop is a style of music that has a DJ making electronic instrumental sounds, while a singer raps ( 說 唱 ). The lyrics are considered to be the most important part of hip hop. They usually tell a story about the singer, and sometimes use a lot of strong or bad language. 【4】

Rhythm and Blues (often just called R&B) has a strong beat and rhythm, with sounds from guitars, keyboards and vocals. 【5】 Mariah Carey and Jennifer Lopez are two singers who mix styles to create new musical sounds.

A.Rock songs can be fast or slow, with strong vocals (聲樂部分) and lyrics.

B.Today there are several different styles of music.

C.These days R&B is often mixed with pop or hip hop.

D.An example of a well-known hip hop singer is Eminem.

E.Pop songs are often short three-minute songs and people like them right away when they first hear them.

Answer 1

【答案】

【1】B

【2】E

【3】A

【4】D

【5】C

【解析】

本文介紹了音樂是我們生活中的重要組成部分，并介紹了各種形式的音樂。

【1】句意：如今有幾種不同風(fēng)格的音樂。

根據(jù)前文“It has changed through the years”說音樂形式變了，可知此處表示有不同風(fēng)格的音樂，故選B。

【2】句意：流行歌曲通常是三分鐘短歌，人們一聽就會立刻喜歡上它們。

根據(jù)前文“Pop is a simple form of music, with melodies and rhythms that are easy to follow and remember”在介紹流行歌曲，可知此處進(jìn)一步進(jìn)行詳細(xì)介紹，故選E。

【3】句意：搖滾歌曲可以快也可以慢，有很強(qiáng)的歌聲和歌詞。

根據(jù)前文“Rock music is usually loud, with strong beats from drums and two or more electric guitars”，可知介紹的是搖滾歌曲，故選A。

【4】句意：一個著名的嘻哈歌手的例子是阿姆。

根據(jù)前文“They usually tell a story about the singer, and sometimes use a lot of strong or bad language”在介紹嘻哈音樂的風(fēng)格，故選D。

【5】句意：現(xiàn)在節(jié)奏布魯斯經(jīng)常和流行音樂或嘻哈音樂混合在一起。

根據(jù)后文“Mariah Carey and Jennifer Lopez are two singers who mix styles to create new musical sounds”，可知在介紹節(jié)奏布魯斯和其他風(fēng)格混合，故選C。